In the south of England road builders dig foundations for a new highway. Cutting through the chalk, the excavator makes a shocking discovery. In a shallow grave is a tangled mass of headless skeletons, and to one side, a pile of severed skulls. Viking Apocalypse pieces together the events that led up to this massacre, revealing secrets of the Scandinavian warriors who once brought terror to Britain. Cutting-edge forensics together with ancient texts and heroic sagas tell a story of greed, betrayal and retribution, bringing the Vikings back from the dead.